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Chapter 5: Ecology of Nonparental Child Care - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 5: Ecology of Nonparental Child Care
Nonparental Child Care
Components of Optimal Quality Care
A caregiver who provides warm, loving care and guidance for the child and works with the family to ensure that the child develops in the best way possible
A setting that keeps the child safe, secure, and healthy
Activities that help the child develop emotionally, socially, mentally, and physically
Care given to children by persons other than parents during the day or part of the day
Macrosystem Influences
Political Ideology
Culture/Ethnicity
Economics
Science/Technology
Regarding the purposes of social service, enrichment, parent employment, intervention, and readiness
Chronosystem Influences
Research concerns included
Separation from the mother
Child-care settings
Ecological systems
Nonparental Child Care
Psychological Development
Children who attend quality day-care programs do not differ in their attachment to their mothers from children cared for at home
Social Development
Compared to children not in day-care programs, children in day-care programs tend to be more self-sufficient, outgoing, and aggressive with others
Cognitive Development
Intervention Programs for children who are disadvantaged
The intellectual performance of children to attend day-care is higher than that of children from similar family backgrounds who did not attend a quality child-care program
Socialization Outcomes
Some Quality Curriculum Models and Socialization Outcomes
Different types of nonparental child care, as well as different curricula, have different socialization outcomes because of the varying opportunities for interacting with adults, other children, and materials.
Ideologies and Socialization Practices
Ideologies of caregivers influence their socialization practices because these ideologies affect caregivers' language and social interaction with children
Mesosystem Influences
School and Community Involvement
Schools can extend hours to care for children and include those under the age of 5
Child care in the community is beneficial economically
Government and Business Involvement
Government provides funding of child care and tax credits to families using child care
Business may provide benefits and services for their employees
Developmentally Appropriate Caregiving
Collaborative Caregiving
Caregivers or early childhood teachers who implement developmentally appropriate practices must know about child development and how to teach curriculum accordingly, as well as how to collaborate with families
Caregivers and Child Protection
Caregivers and educators are mandated by law to report child maltreatment including:
Physical Abuse
Neglect
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Emotional Abuse
Deprivation